St Andrew's Suspension Bridge

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St Andrew's Suspension Bridge
Lanarkshire
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St Andrew's Suspension Bridge
Location
Type: suspension bridge
Carrying: Footpath
Crossing: River Clyde
Location
Grid reference: NS59966400
Location: 55°50’56"N, 4°14’18"W
Structure
Length: 220 feet
Type: suspension bridge
History
Built 1853-1855
Information

St Andrew's Footbridge is a wrought iron suspension bridge across the River Clyde in Glasgow, in Lanarkshire. It is 220 feet long and connects McNeil Street in Hutchesontown with Glasgow Green.

The bridge was built in 1854-1855 by the engineer Neil Robson to replace a ferry crossing, so as to enable workers from Bridgeton and Calton to reach factories in Hutchesontown.

The design incorporates supported by pairs of Corinthian columns, all in cast-iron, with a light lattice girder span supported by flat link chains.[1]

St Andrew's Suspension Bridge

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References

  1. Hume, J. R. (1974)


Bridges and crossings on the River Clyde
Victoria Bridge City Union Bridge Albert Bridge St Andrew's Suspension Bridge King's Bridge Polmadie Bridge Rutherglen Bridge